Dallas police searching for man caught on video abandoning his German shepherd on a country road
The Dallas Police Department is searching for an insensitive man who was caught on video dumping and abandoning his affectionate German Shepherd on a country road.
Video captured the heartbreaking moment an unidentified man driving a white Chevrolet SUV pulled over to the side of a stretch of road, opened the rear door and pushed his dog out of the vehicle.
A passerby across the street could be heard yelling at the man as he proceeded to drop the dog off and climb back into his vehicle, speeding away as the adorable pup attempted to chase after his owner.
The entire incident was captured on cameras placed along the road by the Dowdy Ferry Animal Commission. The cameras were strategically placed for situations like these.
“It makes me sick to my stomach when I see people take the time to take their dog, drive up here and throw it away like trash as Dowdy Ferry is known for,” said Jeremy Boss of the local animal organization. WFAA.
The Dallas Police Department is searching for the man who was recently caught on video abandoning his German Shepherd on a country road.
This is the German Shepherd that was abandoned on the side of the road in Dallas, Texas
A bystander across the street can be heard yelling at the hateful man as he proceeds to drop the dog off and get back into his vehicle, speeding away as the dog gives chase.
The surveillance video came from near the intersection of Dowdy Ferry Road and Teagarden Road and occurred around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Hidden cameras along the stretch of street, which officials told WFAA is known for similar events, show the man pushing the dog out of the car and taking off.
At one point, a person across the street yells in an effort to stop him.
“Hey, uh uh, no,” the person yells. “Hey, uh-huh.”
The man looks at the person across the street and continues to walk back to his car, start the vehicle and drive away as fast as he can.
The poor pup looks terrified and follows the man to the driver’s side of the car, barking at him as he leaves him behind.
As the man walks away, the dog chases him down the street, narrowly avoiding colliding with a vehicle on the other side of the road.
‘That was an intentional dump and I didn’t want to get caught. And he didn’t want that dog and he made it clear,” Boss said.
The surveillance video came from near the intersection of Dowdy Ferry Road and Teagarden Road and happened around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Hidden cameras along the stretch of street, which officials told WFAA is known for similar events, show the man pushing the dog out of the car and taking off.
The poor pup looks terrified and follows the man to the driver’s side of the car, barking at him as he leaves him behind.
As the man walks away, the dog chases him down the street, narrowly avoiding colliding with a vehicle on the other side of the road.
This is an overhead shot of the area where the dog was dropped in south Dallas, Texas.
Several passersby who saw the situation unfold were able to grab the pup and call local officials for help.
Dallas Animal Services was able to pick up the dog Wednesday night.
The German Shepherd appeared to have a leg injury, but was otherwise fine.
Police are now searching for the suspect who could be charged in this incident.
In Texas, disposing of an animal in this manner is considered a Class A misdemeanor.
“A crime like this is one of those that is so random that we need the public’s help when they see something like, in this case, something suspicious, or they see an act like this,” the Dallas Police Department representative told WFAA. Brian Martinez. .
The video has now sparked a strong backlash among those in the area and on the internet.
“People who throw dogs have no conscience,” Boss said. Either that or they don’t have a brain. I don’t understand the logic of doing it.
“I’m not in TX but if this dog needs a home on the east coast I’ll take it,” wrote one Twitter user, in response to the video posted by WFAA.
There is a special place in the afterlife for such people. Clearly heartless and deserving of everything that comes his way. Wow’ wrote another.
Twitter users expressed their outrage, responding to the WFAA video of the incident.
‘He deserves everything that comes his way,’ wrote one stunned person
Others shared their surprise that someone could do such a thing to an innocent dog.
“Here’s hoping they track that piece of s**t down,” one person said.
According to Boss, this was not the first time the group’s cameras had captured an incident like this.
In November, a man was caught dropping a dog at the same location. That dog, a German shepherd, was killed by a passing car and the person who abandoned the animal has yet to be found.
Two years ago, the cameras captured Sebastián Acosta abandoning two puppies. Off camera, the pups were heard howling and were found beaten to death.
Acosta was sentenced to six years in prison for convictions that include animal cruelty.
“That’s one of the thousands of stories that were lucky enough to be told,” Boss told WFAA.
“There are so many stories out there that are not being told and these cameras help tell these stories of where these dogs come from,” he continued.
Anyone with information about Wednesday’s incident is asked to call Dallas Police Animal Cruelty Division at 469-504-3394.